Painful one-way street, I'm driving against the traffic

Author: Bai Yingli written by
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Some encounters, even given a lifetime, are merely passing acquaintances, while others, in just a few moments, can ignite the heart like a spark. Sometimes, quietly, listening to the clock ticking, the mind wanders down old streets, the sound of distant water droplets echoing. We have all had such a street, walked from one end to the other, but never been able to walk back. It’s always like this, unable to take control. In one’s own territory, entangled. Entanglement is a sin, but sometimes, the very thing one desires cannot be achieved. This is a book filled with love, every chapter vibrant and fragrant, yet everywhere hiding thorns. He likes to set up a scene in the dark first, then slowly draw back the curtain, allowing readers to glimpse the performance he puts on on stage, but it’s only in the very last moment that the truth dawns. We follow him, watching one love after another entangled and knotted. Hating and being moved. Bai Yingli’s grasp of language is unique—he can arrange unrelated words together to create a stronger expression. Just as readers have described him—he is a person who can perceive emotions with any part of his body. Reading carefully, we see not only the stories crafted by the author but also his attitude toward emotions—love is a one-way street that hurts, and I’m driving against the flow.